CPU usage in Win2k Pro

[Pastore]

Ok, I am wondering if their is a way to enable the CPU usage icon in the taskbar at any time you want... I don't like having to Ctrl+Alt+Del, Task manager, to see what my CPU is doing... Can anyone shed some light on this?

 

[paulip88]

What you can do is open the task manager the way you usually do and then minimize it. If you don't want an button on your taskbar, select the "Hide When Minimized" option in the Options menu.

I am assuming that you are looking for the meter in the system tray (the thing by the clock) and not the taskbar itself (the big ol bottons). I don't know of a way that you can put the meter on the big ol button.

 

[jacobnero6918]

Just right click on the taskbar(in a empty space) and you'll see "Task Manager".....

 

[Pastore]

OOOHHHH, thank you, that helps greatly

*EDIT* Yes, you are right, I meant system tray.

 

[Pastore]

Holy junk, have you guys ever watched the CPU meter when you are wheel scrolling in IE????

 

[SUOrangeman]

I posted a thread about the IE wheel scroll problem about a week or two ago. Seems to be related to the "smooth scrolling" option in IE. Still screws up WinAmp/IE5 radio and other tasks regardless of the option's setting.

-SUO

 

[Pastore]

Yeah, I noticed it doesn't do it if you scroll manually with the bar, only when you use mouse scroll. HMMMM...

 

[Tweakin]

I created a shortcut to taskmgr and then set it to start minimized, and added it to my startup group....now it just sits in the systray

I also tried the scrolling thing...one of my cpu's hits 38%......un acceptable!